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Idioms

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

That was a PIECE OF CAKE!

a)

hard

b)

easy

c)

messy

d)

fun

2.

I was about to go on stage and had BUTTERFLIES IN MY STOMACH.

a)

sick

b)

bugs crawled inside of me

c)

mad

d)

nervous

3.

After I made an A on the test, I felt like I was ON TOP OF THE WORLD!

a)

excited

b)

upset

c)

disappointed

d)

confused

4.

You're talking a HUNDRED MILES A MINUTE!

a)

jumbled

b)

slow

c)

fast

5.

I only get to visit my grandparents ONCE IN A BLUE MOON.

a)

once a while

b)

every year

c)

whenever I want

d)

all the time

6.

It is RAINING CATS AND DOGS!

a)

It's been raining all day.

b)

It's raining a lot.

c)

It's not raining.

d)

There are scattered thunderstorms.

7.

William will keep his room clean WHEN PIGS FLY.

a)

he always keeps it clean

b)

his room is never clean

c)

he likes to clean

d)

he asks his sister to clean

8.

Jim told his daughter that she was the APPLE OF HIS EYE.

a)

They make apple pie and put it in their eyes.

b)

They eat apples together.

c)

He doesn't like being with his daughter.

d)

She is extremely important to her dad.

9.

Sam's sister was always STEALING HER THUNDER on the dance floor.

a)

taking away the attention

b)

getting struck by lightning

c)

stealing her clothes

d)

working together

10.

BREAK A LEG!

a)

Don't cheat!

b)

I hope you break your bones.

c)

Good luck!

d)

Watch where you are walking.

11.

Helen was feeling UNDER THE WEATHER.

a)

happy

b)

confused

c)

excited

d)

sick

12.

Those shoes COST AN ARM AND A LEG!

a)

they are expensive

b)

they are yellow

c)

they go on both feet

d)

they are cheap

13.
He is one tough cookie.
a)
He eats a lot of cookies
b)
He likes cookies
c)
He works hard
14.
Which idiom goes the best with this sentence?
I have a problem.
a)
I'm getting a hatI
b)
I'm in a pickle
c)
Don't put all of your eggs in one basket
15.
Which idiom goes the best with this sentence?
I'm tired. Let's go to bed.
a)
Let's hit the hay.
b)
He tried not to "make waves".
c)
Stuck between a rock and a hard place.
16.
Which idiom goes the best with this sentence?
She memorized something.
a)
You're the apple of my eye.
b)
Knows it by heart
c)
She took me under her wing.
17.
Keep your chin up really means...
a)
Don't feel bad. Stay positive.
b)
Don't look down.
c)
You did horrible.
18.
My friend is a pain in the neck.
a)
My friend's neck hurts.
b)
My friend needs help.
c)
My friend went to the hospital.
d)
My friend can be hard to get along with sometimes.
19.
Cut to the chase.  
a)
You cut something with a knife.
b)
Get to the point.  Tell me what you need!
c)
You were cut by something else. 
d)
You chased another person.
20.

What does it mean to give someone the "cold shoulder?"

a)

To make someone cold

b)

Someone feels that they need a sweater

c)

to be nice to someone

d)

to ignore somebody

21.

If you say that something costs an arm and a leg,

a)

it is extremely cheap

b)

it is not worth the money

c)

it is very expensive

22.

If you take something with a pinch of salt,

a)

you don't completely believe something because you think it's probably not true

b)

you like your food to be salty

c)

you think something might bring you bad luck

23.

If you feel under the weather,

a)

you feel frustrated

b)

you feel ill

c)

you feel sad

24.

If you hit the sack,

a)

you win the lottery

b)

you give up a sport because you feel you are not good enough

c)

you go to bed because you are very tired

25.

If you cut corners when doing something,

a)

you accomplish two different things at the same thing with very little effort

b)

you do it badly or cheaply at the expense of high standards

c)

you do it straightaway

26.

If you are over the moon,

a)

you become serious about something

b)

you are very pleased about something

c)

you are very angry with someone

27.

If I say “I’m going to hit the books now”,

a)

I am going to study

b)

I am going to take a short break from studying

c)

I am going to throw my books away

28.

If you say that something is a piece of cake,

a)

it is very good but very few people know it

b)

it is very easy to do

c)

it is very sweet

29.

If you speak/talk of the devil,

a)

you say something bad about someone

b)

you talk directly about a hot issue

c)

the person you are talking about unexpectedly appears

30.

If you go the extra mile,

a)

you are willing to make a special effort to achieve something

b)

you walk a bit more although you are tired just to prove that you can

c)

you put yourself in a tough position in order to support someone

31.

If you let the cat out of the bag,

a)

you accidentally reveal a secret

b)

you create a problem

c)

you pretend to be someone you are not and you are discovered

32.

If you hear something on the grapevine, you hear it...

a)

from an authoritative or dependable source

b)

from someone who heard it from someone else

c)

while shopping at the greengrocer's

33.

When you see eye to eye with someone,

a)

you look extremely similar to someone

b)

you are glad to see this person

c)

you agree with someone completely

34.

If something is a hot potato,

a)

it is difficult, unpleasant or risky and nobody wants to deal with it

b)

it is delicious and everybody wants to eat it

c)

it is unfair competition where one side has an advantage

35.
He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth means...
a)
He was born to a rich family
b)
He was born hungry
c)
He was born with teeth